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570Final Cut Pro User Guide
4. In the browser, locate one of the 360° video clips that you imported.
Make sure the clip has the 360° video properties that you want in your new project. See
Check settings for imported 360° clips.
5. Add the clip to the new (empty) timeline.
If the clip properties match a built-in preset, Final Cut Pro sets the project properties to
match the properties of the clip you added.
After you create your 360° project, you edit your 360° clips in the timeline the same way
you edit standard clips. See
Intro to editing in Final Cut Pro.
Create a 360° project manually
1. In Final Cut Pro, select an event in the Libraries sidebar, then choose File > New >
Project (or press Command-N).
2. Enter a name for the project in the window that appears.
3. Click the Video Format pop-up menu and choose 360°.
If you don’t see the Video Format pop-up menu, click Use Custom Settings.
4. Click the Projection Type pop-up menu and choose one of the following:
• 360° Monoscopic: Choose this option for monoscopic 360° media.
• 360° Stereoscopic: Choose this option for stereoscopic 360° media.
5. Make any other changes to the project’s video, audio, or rendering properties.
See Final Cut Pro project settings.
6. Click OK.
For more details, see Create a new project in Final Cut Pro.
Tip: To quickly create a 360° project from a 360° clip in the browser that has the
properties you want in your project, Control-click the clip and choose New Project. Enter a
name for the project, then click OK.
Final Cut Pro includes effects that are specially designed for 360° video. To find them,
click the 360° category in the Titles and Generators sidebar or in the Effects browser. See
Add 360° titles and generators in Final Cut Pro and Add 360° video effects in Final Cut Pro.
You can remove the camera mount from your stationary 360° clips. See Add the 360° Patch
effect in Final Cut Pro.
View and navigate 360° video in Final Cut Pro
In Final Cut Pro, you can view and navigate 360° clips in a dedicated 360° viewer or in a
virtual reality (VR) headset connected to your Mac. You can view and navigate the 360°
image in any direction, even when the video is paused.
For proper 360° playback and editing in Final Cut Pro, you must use files rendered in the
equirectangular format, and they must be tagged as Equirectangular in Final Cut Pro. See
Import 360° video into Final Cut Pro.
Note: Navigating within 360° video clips does not affect the orientation of any media files
that you export from your 360° project. To change the orientation of output media files,
see
Reorient 360° video in Final Cut Pro.